Cornerback 'most difficult thing to do'

this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; Regardless, we know what position Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz will take:
&quot;It's tough to play corner (in the NFL),&quot; Schwartz said Sunday, via DetroitLions.com. &quot;I think it's probably the most difficult thing to do in all of sports.
&quot;You ...

Regardless, we know what position Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz will take:

"It's tough to play corner (in the NFL)," Schwartz said Sunday, via DetroitLions.com. "I think it's probably the most difficult thing to do in all of sports.

"You have to run with world-class receivers, you've got to start backwards and they're going forward. They know where they're running, you don't. You've got to be tough enough to take on pulling guards and running backs and skilled enough and fast enough to cover the elite athletes, you know, guys that are Olympic-caliber speed."

Schwartz has seen cornerback played poorly enough for the Lions that his opinion warrants some consideration -- even if he ultimately is wrong.

I'm not sure if CB is the toughest position, but with the pass interference, illegal contact and holding rules in today's game, I would say that single man-to-man pass coverage is the most difficult assignment in the NFL, regardless of the player on the offensive end.

its tough enough to play the position that what it has done in the game is is set up defenses to do more coverage with LBs and Safeties, which then creates these godly RBs on the offense since everyone is 20 yards down the field.

20 years ago you didnt have it, all you had was Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders. We still talk about them 20 years later as opposes to guys you dont hear anything about just 5 years later such as Shaun Alexander or Jerome Bettis.